Missile thrower



CY A. BRAUNGER. MlsslLE THRoNeR FILED JULY l5. i921.

injurious to the rifle.

Patented Dec. 26, 1922.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.v

CHARLES A. BRAUNGER, OF ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF JAMES HENRY PRUITT, OF CISSNA PARK, ILLINOIS.

MISSILE THROWER.

applicati@ med July i5,

the range is very limited and at the extreme range there is little accuracy. When riflesA are used for throwing bombs it is necessary to carry attachments to be used in conjuncJ tion with the bombs and this is unsatisfactory under service conditions. Further, throwing bombs by means of a. rifle is very The object of this invention is to provide a simple and compact bomb thrower which increases the range at which bombs may be` effectively used and which gives great accuracy in the throwing.

These and other objects of the invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description and accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a cross section through the bomb thrower and bom-b, showing the bomb placed on the guiding means; and

Figure 2 shows a modification of the bomb thrower.

Referring to the above-mentioned figures, a recoil tube 10 is slidably mounted on a block 11 which is fixed to the hand grip casing 12. A slot 13 vwhich fits over thev hand grip casing 12 is provided in the recoil tube 10 so as to allow it to slide on the block 11. An opening 14 extends through the block 11 and an enlargement 15 of the 1921. Serial No. 485,058.

front porfits over a proof the preferred forms that mightbe used in conjunction with .my bomb thrower.

In the manually actuated action shown. the hammer 39 is pivoted at 21, and a trigger 22 pivoted at 23 is provided with a. springcontrolled latch member 24 which serves to hold the trigger and hammer in engagement during the cocking action,and which re'- leases the hammer from the trigger on the completion of the cocking action. The arm 25 of the spring mounted on the projection 26 of the hand grip chamber cooperates with the hammer 39 and serves to rotatethe hammer lforward after it is released from the trigger 22. Thestrength ofthe stroke of the -hammer is increased by ton 27 which is spring 28, that cocking action of .projected forward by 'a is energized during the the hammer.

l The projection 16 may be of any crossl section but the preferred form is circular.

The cross section at the base may be larger than the cross section at the outer end thus giving .the projection the form of a conic frustum if the cross section is circular. This is not essential but isonlyv one form that the projection may have. This projection serves as a carrying and guiding means fon the missile to be thrown. The bomb to be thrown has a shell 29 in which a charge A spring 20 is provided in the recoil The actionv men- The trigger 22 is drawn back a slight dis/feiti tance rotating the upper part of the hammer backward. Thisallows the firing pin 18 to be moved backward a short distance so that its point does not extend beyond the end of the projection 16. The bomb 29ywhichwhas the tube 31 fastened therein isl then'placed This projection justV fits the socket 321m the tube. 'Everyf upon the projection 16.

thing is 1n readiness for the firing and throwing of the bomb. The trigger is then drawn to complete the cockingv operation of the hammer, which is then released and rotated forward striking thel firing pin andA forcing it against the detonator in the cartridge 33. The force of the explosinof the i Y charge in the cartridge 334propels the bomb which is guided by means of the projection 16 and the socket 32 whichcooperates with, vthe projection.

A modification of the recoil absorbing n means is shown in Figure 2. InV this case atube 35 isfastenedv to the hand grip casing l2 and the piston 36 is slidably mounted n the tube 35. A spring 37 isintrodueed be-` tween the back of the tube 'andthe shoulders ofthe Ipiston to'act as a recoil spring. The automatic action is the same as shown in igure 1 except inthis case no auxiliary spring 28 is supplied and the hammer39 may beeither exposed or enclosedin a casing. The projection 16 which serves-asa guiding means is integral with the piston.

Claims.

1. A missile projector including a casing,v

a recoil tube slidably mounted on the casing, means for guiding the flight of the missile carried .by the recoil tube, a firing pin slid ably mounted inthe recoil tube, anda manthefiring pm.

'grip casing.

ually actuated. action for operating the firing pin located in the casing.

2. In a device for throwing missiles, compri'sing means for supporting the missile external to the missile projector and for directingitsliight, a recoil means associated' With the supporting and directing means, manually operated ring means provided in conjunction with said supporting means, in operative relation with the missile to lire the propelling charge carried by the latter. 3. A missleprojector comprisinga hand grip casing, a recoil tube slidably mounted on 'the' hand grip casing, missile guiding means carried by -the recoil tube, a tiring `pin slidably mounted in the recoil tube and guiding means, a manually actuated hammer. for operatingthe firing pinfand a spring controlled plunger slidably mounted in the recoil tube in alinement with the firing -pin for projecting the-hammer against 4. A missile projector including a casing, a tube slidably mounted on said casing, a recoil spring interposed between the tube and the casing, normally retaining the former in its forward position, missile guiding means mounted on the forward end of the tube, a firing pin slidably mounted in the y tube and guiding means, and manually actuated means mounted in the casing for oper ating the L iring' pin.

5. Ai missile proj hand gripz casing, a recoil spring interposed between the tube and hand grip casing, missile guiding means carried' by the tube, a firing pin slidable in the tube and guiding means, and manually actuated means for operating the firing pin located in the hand CHARLES A. BRAUNGER.

ector including a hand' grip casing, a tube slidably mounted on the 

